They are all used in traditional medicine. The impact of the demand for unfounded ‘magic cures’ is the very real possibility of extinction for these species.

The Hanoi Centre for Wildlife Rescue has received an Asian black bear that was illegally kept for bile extraction for over a decade in the suburban district of Dong Anh, according to Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV).

Hanoi October 11, 2016: The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of CITES in Johannesburg, South Africa was wrapped up last week with positive outcomes for many endangered species which are victims of illicit global trafficking.

Hanoi, September 2016, People who buy or use rhino horn embarrass themselves and their country, the latest Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) public service announcement (PSA) hits out.

The autumn 2016 edition of Education for Nature – Vietnam’s Wildlife Crime bulletin is hot off the press in time for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of CITES currently underway in Johannesburg, South Africa.

You would expect those who enforce the law to observe it themselves. However that was not the case involving a report of a bear illegally held in captivity. For the bear was being kept at the offices of local authorities in Dak Lak!